Poultry marker



Nov.4, 1930. EDOLSO ET AL 1,780,715

POULTRY MARKER Filed Jan. 29, 1930 awe/whoa x2 3 7 A/Tfl. A brian.

Patented Nov. 4, 1930 uni-ran STATES 'ELMER in OLSON, or GRAND Is LANnAND ILL AM pnoaron, or mar nes;

NEBRASKA; SAID OLSON ASSIGNOR TO H. B. HORTON, or was MOINES; IOWA, AND.

' c. mnimon HASTINGS, NEBRASKA POULTRY MARKER f Applicationfiledjffanuary 29, 1930. Serial. no. 424,429.

I ".fThlS invention relates to poultry'markers and moreparticularly to adevice by means of-whi'ch an identifying mark may be formed through themembrane of a wing and indel- L -ib1e ink onequivalentfiuid caused topass into --perforations formed while marking so that ithe chicken orother fowl; will be=permanently marked .for identification purposes.

One object of the invention'is to'provi'de adevice of this characterhaving pivotally "mounted jaws formed with handle extensions 1 so thatthe .j aws may beeasilyforcedtoward "each other whenthe'marker isin use,azspecial'typevof spring being provided to urge T the jaws apart andthereby allow-the jaws to be easily moved away from each other afteramarkingoperation has been-completed.

Another object-of the invention is to so prevented from accidentallyslipping out of qpositionfto urge the jaws apart. 5 1-. Another objectof'the 'nvention is to produrable and not' liable'to be damaged whenacarelessly-handld; v

1 This improved poultry marker is illusv trated in thezaccompanyingdrawing, wherein aFig-ure 1 1s .a perspective v view of; the

' marker.

, :FigLB is an, enlarged view showing the marker partially in sideelevation and par- ''tially ililongitudinal section, and

" With h handles broken off;

'bearing portion 1 2' fromfwhich eXte ndsf'a -1 handle 3Jwhich iscurved'longitudinally, as

shown-in'Figurerl, so that the handles may be easily grasped: andpressure'sapplied 'to' force the" handles towards each "other whenV'ithem'arker; is in use. ,Tlie bearings or hinge porti0ns2 aresubstantially circular: in shape and jqare boredv to form? alined iopenings throughwhich is passed a bolt tserving as a-pivot pin" for thejaws. 'Side portions of I e'achjaw and handle'engage about the'bear-;ing ofth'elother jaw,as shown at 5 and 6, and

"these portions serve to guide movements-0f the jaws and also limittheir movements when the handles and jaws are swung apart. Each j awisslit longitudinally, as shown at'7, to form side sections 8 and opposedrecesses 9" are formed in spaced relation to the free forward ends ofthe jaws. These recesses form 'tion is unthreaded. Therefore, abolt'13'may be passedthrough the unthreaded passage of each awandengaged in the threaded pas-' sage thereof to draw the sectionstoward each P T T" OFFICE,

sockets tofreceive dies 10,- and 11 and infront other and cau'sethe diesto be firmly gripped Y and secured inthe sockets ofthe jaws I formthejawsthat companion dies may be a appliedthereto andfirmly secure'd andalso ends ofthespringengaged bywthe jaws and through the membrane of achickens wing: acharacter will be formed in the' mer'nbrane;

This character maybe aletter of the alphabet or anyother desired mark orcombination ofmarks such as the initials'of the owner of Y 'thechickens;The die 1O is formed hollowt-o provide a pocket 15iopen at itsoute'r endand having a head at its inner end through which are formed openings 16to receive the'pins or v puncturing elements 14 of the die :11. 1 A pad1 Fig. 3;isa top 'p'lanview-ofthe'marker 17 formed of absorbent materialis placed'in V body of thejdie that when they are passed 1 v 25 vide amarker whichwillibe very strong and 5 the pocket} 15 and a plug 18 isfitted tightly into the outer end of the pocketso that after indelibleinkoran equivalent marking fluid has been poured into the pocket tomoisten the pad the outer end of the pocket may be closedfand therebyprevent the fluid'fro'm evaporating or becoming" spilled and alsopreventdirt from entering thefpocket. The

pins are of such length that they pass through the head of the die 10and penetrate thepad in the pocket Therefore, their inner ends willbecoated with the marking fluid and when the jaws arespread apart afterthe pins have been forced through a chickens' i wing the marking-fluidwillbe carried into-- jaws. I Y

resilient wire bent to'assume a U-shape, and

the, openings formed in the wing as the pins are extracted and cause thewing to be permanently marked.

In order to urge the jaws apart and thereby facilitate operation of themarker, there has been provided a spring 19 disposed at one side of thehingedly connected portions of the This spring consists of a strand offrom an inspection of Figuresl and 2 it will beseen that the spring isdisposed about the pivot pin or bolt 4 with its arms 20 extendingforwardly along side faces of the two jaws. The forward portions of thetwo arms are bent inwardly to form side arms 21 which project inwardlyacross the jaws and these sidearms are bent to form fingers 22 whichextend into the slits 7 and terminate in portions 23 projectingforwardly. By this arrangement the fingers are disposed "between theside sections of the jaws and have their end portions extendinglongitudinally there of so that when the bolts 13 are tightenedto causethe dies to besecured in the sockets the fingers will be firmly grippedby the two side portions and the spring firmly. held in place.

When this vmarker is'in use, the dies are set into the sockets of thetwo jaws with the pins of the die 11 engaged in the perforations of thedie 10. The jaws are moved to a closed position before'the' dies-are setinto the sockets and after the dies havebeen set in place the bolts 13are tightened so that the two dies will be firmlygripped. 'There'f'ore,the dies will be disposed in such relation -to each other that thepins'will always enter the openings and there will be nodanger of thepins being bent by n-otproperly entering the manent mark will be formed.

openings of the die 10. The jchickens wing is spread and the membraneplacedbetween the jaws with thej aw carryingthe die 11. dis-j Pressureis then posed beneathth'e wing. applied to the' handles to force thejaws toward each other and the pins will pass through the membrane ofthe wing and-into the die 10 where their ends willbeco'a'ted by themarking fluid. The handles are then forced apartto spread the jaws andas the pins are pressed outwardly through the wing V the indelible inkor other marking fluid will enter openings formed by the pins and a per-The spring urges the jaws apart so that .theymay be easily separated andsince it is applied shown it will be firmly held in engagement with theaws and prevented from moving out of proper relation thereto. If, forany reason, a new mark is desired, the dies already in use can be easilyremoved and a new set applied.

claim: V

. 1. A poultry marker comprising jaws havingpivotally connected portionsand handles res extending therefrom,- each jaw being splitlongitudinally to form side sections and formed with sockets, companiondies engaged in said sockets, bolts passed transversely through saidjaws to draw companion sections towards each other and bind the dies inthe sockets, and a spring consisting of a resilient strand bent toform aportion extending about the pivotal connection of said jaws and armsextending alongside faces of the aws, said arms having their forwardpoitions bent inwardly across thejaws and engaged between thesidesections of the jaws. '2; A poultry marker comprising jawshavingpivotally connected portions and handles extending therefrom, eachjaw having side sections spaced transversely from eachrother, companiondies engaged between the side sections of saidjaws, means to draw theside sections of said jaws tow'ardseach other to the aws. I

. '3. A poultry marker'comprising jaws havingpivotally connectedportions and handles extending therefrom, each jaw being splitlongitudinally to form side sections and formed withisockets, companiondies engaged in said" sockets, a spring to yieldably hold the jawsspread apart consisting of a resilient strand bent to form;a'U-shaped'portion'fi tting againsta side of said marker aboutthe'pivotal connection of said jaws and'having its arms extendingforwardly against side faces 'of the jaws, said arms being bent toextend inwardly across the jaws and terminating infingers engagedbetween side sections thereof and having portions extendinglongitudinally of the jaws, and means to draw'the side sections of thejaws towards each other and firmly clamp the dies and fingers.

4. A poultry marker comprising-jaws pivotally connected and'havinghandles extending therefrom, said j awsbeing each split 10n---'gitudinally and formed with a socket in spaced relation to its freeforward end, alined openings being formed transversely through said jawsin front of said sockets, a die fitted into the socket of one j aw andhaving character formingpins extending from its inner end, a blockfitted intothe socket of the other jaw and formed with a pocket openingthrough its outer end-and a head at its inner end, perforations beingformed through the head to receive said pins and opening intosaid pocketwhereby the pins may be moistened with marking fluid in the pocket, aremovable closure for the open outer end of said pocket, a

, spring to normally hold the jaws spread apart consisting of aresilient strand bent to form a U-shaped ortion fitting against a sideface of said marier about the pivotalconnection for said jaws and havingarms extending forwardly along the jaws and having their a forwardportions bent inwardly across the jaws and engaged in the longitudinallyextending slits thereof back of the sockets, and securing bolts engagedthrough the transverse openings in the jaws. I

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

ELMER D. OLSON. [L. s.] WILLIAM A HORTON. [1 s.]

